📍 12088 Bells Highway, Ruffin, Colleton County, 29475
Bells Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ruffin, Colleton County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colleton 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bells Elementary enrolls 291 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 43% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 126 | 43% |
| White | 125 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
291 of the school's 291 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bells Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 40, state house district 90.
Bells Elementary is one of 9 schools in Colleton 01, based in Walterboro, South Carolina. The district serves 4,539 students district-wide and employs 289 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Bells Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant